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‘Entire terror ecosystem must be dismantled’: Rajnath Singh at SCO meet with Ishaq Dar present NEW DELHI: With Pakistan’s deputy PM Ishaq Dar in the room, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday delivered a strong message against terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Tajikistan’s Dushanbe.Addressing representatives of SCO member countries, Rajnath said…

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says Hindu values inspired Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar’s courage to protect lives. NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday linked Captain Smit Machchhar’s courage in preventing a possible plane disaster to Hindu values and traditions, saying these values inspire people to protect human lives and ensure the safety of others.Addressing…

CEC gyanesh Kumar’s effigy burnt by IYC NEW DELHI: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Monday burned an effigy of Ravan bearing the face of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi, demanding his resignation over alleged irregularities in the Election Commission’s functioning and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The protest was…

External affairs minister S Jaishankar will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Mumbai on October 20 to discuss ways to enhance the Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership between India and the US. (File photo) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will begin a three-day visit to India on Tuesday, with talks on a proposed…

Mohan Bhagwat invokes Sant Ravidas, stresses diversity and social harmony NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addressed the organisation’s annual Vijayadashami event in Nagpur on Tuesday, marking the centenary year of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).In his speech at the Sangh headquarters, Bhagwat touched upon a range of issues, from social concerns to current geopolitical…

eferring to Canada Police’s investigation revealing that the Lawrence gang has around 700 shooters, Pandit said the figure was 70,000 We have 70,000 shooters, boasts a fresh audio clip featuring Anil Pandit, Lawrence Bishnoi’s man Friday who claimed responsibility for the assassination bid on actor Tiger Shroff Sunday. Pandit claimed the syndicate has massive manpower…

SC judges jokingly threaten dharna over foot overbridge, pedestrian path NEW DELHI: In the season of dharnas and protests in Delhi, a Supreme Court bench led by Justice J B Pardiwala last week threatened in a lighter vein to sit on dharna at the Delhi HC main gate if by Nov 25 the govt failed…

Jury members evaluate entries for TOI’s Ideas for India contest in Delhi NEW DELHI: Three separate juries evaluated entries in the three categories for the award and the panel members acknowledged at the end of the day that the quality of applicants was excellent. In each of the categories, bulk of those shortlisted for evaluation…

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey shared the report and took a dig at Congress neta Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Accused by its rivals of “vote-chori”, BJP Monday sought to embarrass the Opposition by highlighting CPM’s allegation that Congress used state power to turn the 1972 Bengal election into a “complete farce”, taking a swipe at the…

Their assurance that they would not repeat the offence did ‘not inspire confidence’, the order said NEW DELHI: A special executive magistrate (SEM) on Monday extended the judicial custody of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka by two days, rejecting fresh sureties furnished by their counsel. The hearing was held before…